Operating Practices 1. Has the AirTran acquisition make good strategic sense for Southwest? For the past 40 years Southwest Airlines has been known as the market share leader in domestic flight travel in the United States. The company has always been known for excelling in differentiating themselves among other low-fare carriers by providing a reliable product and an excellent customer service. Moreover‚ Southwest has also proven to be a profitable company ever since 1973‚ and is also one of the
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cost ones. However like in airline industry the unorganized sector contributes 98% of the total trade. However inspite of being well served by our home grown retailers‚ the government is toying up with the idea of opening retail for foreign companies. That brings us to the question on what exactly do they bring to the table. The answer is a lot of heartburns
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increasing competition‚ and a decreasing market share. When Maytag received a takeover bid from a private US investment group‚ they opened up the bidding to other offers. One of the companies considering a bid was China ’s largest home appliance maker‚ Haier. Pros: Cons: Chinese government policy encouraged its large companies to acquire overseas brands and combine them into a single corporate global brand name. The Maytag bid would fit well with this national goal and with Haier ’s own stated goal
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Recent Mergers or Acquisitions A "merger" or "merger of equals" is often financed by an all stock deal (a stock swap). An all stock deal occurs when all of the owners of the outstanding stock of either company get the same amount (in value) of stock in the new combined company. A merger adds value only if the two companies are worth more together than apart (Wikipedia‚ Free Encyclopedia‚ 2006). An acquisition (of un-equals‚ one large buying one small) can involve a cash and debt combination‚ or
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British Journal of Management‚ Vol. 9‚ 91-114 (1998) Attributes of Successful and Unsuccessful Acquisitions of US Firms^ Michael Hitt‚* Jeffrey Harrison‚^ R. Duane Ireland* arid Aleta Best§ *Lowry Mays College of Business Administration‚ Texas A&M University‚ College Station‚ TX 77843-4221‚ •College of Business Administration‚ University of Central Florida‚ Orlando‚ FL 32816‚ ’Hankamer School of Business‚ Baylor University‚ Waco‚ TX 76798-8004‚ and ^College of Business and Industry‚ University
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הפקולטה לניהול FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT בית הספר למוסמכים במינהל עסקים THE LEON RECANATI GRADUATE ע"ש ליאון רקנאטי SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION High-Technology Acquisitions Final Project -Acquisition Proposal: To Acquire: Lecturer: Dr. Nir Brueller Teaching Assistant: Ms. Shimrit Samuel Semester B‚ April 2012 Name I.D.No. Email Niran Amir 200095362 amirnira@gmail.com Ilan Barak 052327632 ilanbarak2000@yahoo.com Uri Gruenbaum 035780113
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Wal-Mart’s acquisition of Massmart: will the effects be detrimental rather than beneficial? The recently approved acquisition of a 51% stake in Massmart by Wal-Mart has brought about a lot of speculation as to whether this deal will mainly positively impact South Africa’s GDP or not. By investing in the African market‚ Wal-Mart will to a greater extent impact South Africa’s labour market as well as lead to the growth of the retail industry at a faster rate‚ thus positively impacting growth in the
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Mergers and Acquisitions: A Vital Role to Change Face of Indian Business Management Rahul Mohare1‚ Aniruddha Akarte2‚ Ruchi Garge3 Mr. Rahul Mohare1 MBA Department Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies RTM Nagpur University rahul_3478@rediffmail.com Mr. Aniruddha Akarte2 MBA Department Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies RTM Nagpur University aniruddha_akarte@yahoo.com Ms. Ruchi Garge3 BCCA Department Datta Meghe Institute of Management Studies RTM Nagpur University
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_________ ___ Document 1 of 1 Disney’s Marvel acquisition: a strategic financial analysis Calandro‚ Joseph. Strategy & Leadership38.2 (2010): 42-51. ____________________________________________________________ ___ Find a copy Search for Article ____________________________________________________________ ___ Abstract The purpose of this paper is to assess the value and risks of Disney’s 2009 $4 billion acquisition of the Marvel Entertainment Group (Marvel) in a case study
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Key Issues The Gillette Company was founded in 1901 in a small office in Boston. Since its departure‚ Gillette has positioned itself as one of the most recognizable brands not only through their safety razor blades‚ but also through corporate diversification. This included the acquisition of a number of major companies‚ most recently Duracell. Prior to this acquisition‚ the Duracell Corporation had been the leading producer of alkaline batteries in the United States and maintained consistent
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